The Memphis Music Hall of Fame will pay tribute to its 2013 inductees at its official Induction Ceremony & Celebration 7 p.m. November 7 at Memphis’ Gibson Guitar Factory. Thirteen inductees include Johnny Cash, Knox Phillips, Sid Selvidge, Carla Thomas, David Porter, Memphis Jug Band, Kay Starr, Roland Janes, The Bar-Kays, Albert King, Phineas Newborn Jr., Rev. Herbert Brewster and The Blackwood Brothers.
Each inductee is honored and celebrated through a dedicated tribute page on the Memphis Music Hall of Fame’s website, and each receives the Mike Curb Award, a locally hand-crafted trophy and the official award of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
The Inductees have been selected by a national Nominating Committee comprised of authors, music historians, national educators, and members of the music community. There are 25 current members in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, which launched in 2012, including W.C. Handy, Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis and Al Green, among others.
Tickets for the November ceremony are on sale for between $50-100. To purchase, call 901-205-2536 or visit here.
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